Film Reviews

Review: Madonna’s ‘Madame X’ isn’t the concert film its tour—or star—deserves [Grade: B-]

In 2017, having literally moved to Lisbon in the name of soccer motherhood, superstar Madonna found herself a tad despondent.… Read More

October 8, 2021

‘South of Heaven’ review: A serious Jason Sudeikis can’t lasso up the dramatic chops to save contrived story [Grade: C]

While Jason Sudeikis was already an established actor in Hollywood, the mega-success of his Apple TV+ Emmy-winning comedy Ted Lasso… Read More

October 6, 2021

NYFF Review: ‘Unclenching the Fists’ in an uncompromising tale of female resistance from Cannes winner Kira Kovalenko [Grade: B]

Kira Kovalenko’s Unclenching of the Fists is set in North Ossetia, in the Russian Caucasus, the site of the horrific… Read More

October 6, 2021

NYFF Review: Radu Jude’s subversive ‘Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn’ is a sex tape satire with an explosive climax [Grade: A-]

Watching the beginning of Radu Jude’s new film, you have to remind yourself that it’s not really porn. There is… Read More

October 4, 2021

NYFF Review: Not everything is black and white in ‘Passing,’ the feature directorial debut of Rebecca Hall [Grade: B-]

Passing, Rebecca Hall’s debut film as a writer-director, is a studied adaptation of Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen’s eponymous 1929 novel set… Read More

October 1, 2021

‘Mass’ review: Ann Dowd gives the performance of her career in Fran Kranz’s breathtaking and empathetic debut feature [Grade: A]

How do you find the words to speak about the unspeakable? That’s the question at the heart of Mass, and… Read More

September 29, 2021

‘No Time to Die’ review: Daniel Craig’s epic final entry as James Bond cements him as the best 007 ever [Grade: A-]

With all of the high tech gadgets, beautiful women, fast cars, exotic locations, diabolical villains, James Bond has been a… Read More

September 29, 2021

NYFF Review: Radu Muntean’s Transylvanian horror ‘Întregalde’ finds true terror in the seemingly mundane [Grade: A-]

The landscape of Întregalde pierces you with a cold so persistent, you can’t help but shiver with the characters onscreen.… Read More

September 29, 2021

NYFF Review: ‘Belle’ (竜とそばかすの姫) will make your heart sing [Grade: A-]

The virtual world in Belle is called “U,” as in it specializes in “you” and what makes each and every… Read More

September 27, 2021

NYFF Review: Cinema just took a huge dose of adrenaline with ‘Titane’ and gasped for air [Grade: A]

It’s probably better for you as a moviegoer to just take my word for it and go see Titane as… Read More

September 27, 2021

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